A great film with many layers and in order to strain the substance under the bones of the skull. It’s one of those movies where the director doesn’t aim to answer the question, “What’s really going on?” Or in a more familiar way: “Who is the murderer?” Maybe a butler, maybe a count, maybe it’s a hoax. The answer doesn't matter. Here
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A great film with many layers and in order to strain the substance under the bones of the skull. It’s one of those movies where the director doesn’t aim to answer the question, “What’s really going on?” Or in a more familiar way: “Who is the murderer?” Maybe a butler, maybe a count, maybe it’s a hoax. The answer doesn't matter. Here Verhoeven returns to the reception he used in his early films, which he himself willingly talked about – “Orange Soldier”, “Fourth Man”, “Basic Instinct”. It is impossible to evaluate the film without spoilers. So you'll have to make hints. There is a stratum about the impossibility of fitting human nature into the framework of a desirable ideology. Nature will win anyway. And the most ardent defenders of ideology will quickly become the first slaves of their passions to defend it. Lambert Wilson here embodied a stunning, at the same time funny and creepy image. There is a layer about the inability to separate a person from the mask he wears. The theme was chosen graceful - about the historical truth can only guess. There is a signature black irony based on who is quickest and easiest to devalue human suffering. And who is closest to the truth and most honest? Of course, the one who is the most hypocritical. He (she) will certainly fall into the net of deception. This is not a Hollywood fairy tale, but an ugly underside of life. And there is a stratum about art with its contradictions, especially Dutch naturalism, which Verhoeven is so close to. However, there are many conventions in the film that spoil the impression. For example, when a girl was brutally beaten, her face was left intact, so as not to spoil the frame. Judging by the film, in the care of the appearance of the nuns of the 17th century achieved unprecedented success. The girl after torture confidently stands on her feet and walks cheerfully - this does not happen. The astronomical phenomenon, which was supposed to excite everyone, in the course of the plot evaporates as unnecessary in the script, etc. And yet the film has a great movie language. What are only the angels who run away at the appearance of a representative of the Pope? . . p.s. In Russia, the film was not allowed to show. “Nymphomaniac” at one time was allowed, but “Temptation” was not. Whether times change or not. But soon it will be an indicator of quality. We were not allowed to show in Russia – the film is good, you need to watch.
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